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5-day/40-Hour Advanced Hostage (Crisis) Negotiator Certification Course (TTPOA) - Houston, TX


  • Dr. Andy Young Lubbock tx (map)

So excited to offer my first advanced certification course through TTPOA!

For details and registration see: https://ttpoa.org/advanced-training/specialty/courses/482

To qualify to take this course you must have completed a 40-hour basic certification course.

This is a Tested Training Class. A 50-question certification test based on the 40-hour basic and the current course will be given. A Passing Score of 70% or greater is required to receive your Certification Certificate. Each student will be critiqued and given feedback on their ability to fulfill the duties of a “primary” negotiator through this course. Other advanced topics covered will be:

  • Negotiator Competencies and Influence and Persuasion

  • Supervision and Management of a Hostage Negotiation Team and Hostage Scene

  • Hostage / Barricade Situations Considerations, Threat Assessment, and Indicators of Progress

  • Suicidal Risk Assessment and Intervention.

  • Communication and Negotiation Skills with Different Psychiatric Conditions.

  • Kidnap Negotiations.

  • Negotiating with Terrorists and Active Shooters

  • Negotiating with Different Psychiatric Conditions

  • Officer Wellness, Stress & Anxiety Management